Late Wednesday, interviewers picked his brain as Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ) said it'd join other U.S. majors including General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) and Coca-Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ) in following Buffett's mandate to expense stock options it gives employees.

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Gibbons told his subscribers this week to buy a handful of beaten-down stocks, including blue-chips like Bank of New York (nyse: BK - news - people ), Coca-Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ), General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) and Goodyear Tire (nyse: GT - news - people ).

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